Safeguarding and Caring for our Children

Care of Children

We aim to offer a secure and encouraging environment where children’s spiritual, moral and cultural development is enhanced through delivery of the curriculum in general and through our PSHE programme in particular.

With the exception of break and lunchtime, each member of staff is responsible for the care of children in their class. Members of staff share responsibility for the care of children at breaktimes. At lunchtimes the Senior Midday Supervisor, together with the Headteacher, take responsibility for the children’s welfare. When accidents occur they are dealt with by a member of the school staff in the first instance. If further action is required parents will be contacted. Should you have any worries or concerns about your child in school you should contact your child’s teacher in the first instance. The Headteachers are also available (by prior arrangement if possible) to discuss any more serious concerns.

Child Protection

Parents should be aware that the school is required to take any reasonable action to safeguard its pupils. In cases where the school has reason to be concerned that a child may be subject to ill- treatment, neglect or other forms of abuse, the Headteacher is obliged to follow the Child Protection procedures established by the Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Children’s Safeguarding Board and inform the Children’s Services of the concern.

When the school refers a concern about a child to the Children’s Services, it is not accusing anyone but requesting that further investigation takes place to establish whether a child is at risk.

The Health & Safety leader, Julia Brooks our School Business Manager makes regular inspections together with a designated member of the Governing Body. Reports are made to the Headteacher who ensures any necessary action is taken. The school complies with all national and local Health & Safety Regulations.

Photographs

We recognise that parents, carers and family members may wish to record events such as school plays, sports days etc to celebrate their child’s achievements. However it is important that such records remain private and for family and personal use only. Please be very careful if putting your children’s images on the internet, including on social networking sites. If you wish to put images online, and these images contain children who are not part of your family, you must first obtain the permission of parents or carers of the other children concerned.

Child Protection and Safeguarding policy and Tackling Extremism and Radicalisation Policy to be updated by the governors and put on the school website for the parents and carers

New Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2016 shared with staff and governors and put on the school website. All staff to sign to say this has been read and understood

Online safety training for children, staff and parents

Lincolnshire Children’s Safeguarding Board to be mentioned in the school newsletter

Business Manager to attend Health and Safety training

Keeping Safe postcards to be made for all children and families

Medical Needs and Allergens review of management systems

British Values to be part of the whole curriculum and displays updated in all classrooms

Children to take part in anti-bullying week

Children to have an online safety assembly as well as be taught online safety throughout the term

Years 6 to have Bikeability

children to have a fire safety talk

British Values to be part of the whole curriculum and displays updated in all classrooms

Children to take part in anti-bullying week

Children to have an online safety assembly as well as be taught online safety throughout the term

Years 6 to have Bikeability

children to have a fire safety talk

Spring

Phase Leaders to attend Designated Safeguarding Lead training

Online safety to be mentioned in the school newsletter

Prevent website with information and resources to be mentioned in the school newsletter

PSHE lead to update the PSHE scheme linked with British Values and safeguarding

Prevent and British Values meeting for parents and carers

Safer Internet day

Online safety pupil interviews

School council to create a ‘safeguarding statement’

Children to have an online safety assembly as well as to be taught online safety throughout the term

Safeguarding within the curriculum

Children to have a presentation/talk about water and rail safety

Safer Internet day

Online safety pupil interviews

School council to create a ‘safeguarding statement’

Children to have an online safety assembly as well as to be taught online safety throughout the term

Safeguarding within the curriculum

Children to have a presentation/talk about water and rail safety

Summer

Safeguarding meetings to be held with nursery and feeder secondary schools for transition

Online safety to be mentioned in the school newsletter

Safeguarding to be mentioned in the school newsletter

Kindness Friday

Governor safeguarding questionnaire for the children

Children to have an online safety assembly as well as to be taught online safety throughout the term

Safeguarding within the curriculum

Any volunteers or new members of staff have to have an induction with the Headteacher and Health and Safety officer to discuss safeguarding within school and their responsibilities. All staff and volunteers to be kept up to date with any recent changes or any new documents.

The Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs Catherine Stratton

The Designated Lead for LAC (Looked after children): Mrs Sarah Allen

The Designated Lead for Anti- Bullying: Mrs Rachael Eastham

The Designated Lead for online safety is: Mrs Catherine Stratton

The Designated Link Governor for Safeguarding is: Mr David Warner

The Designated link Governor for Anti- Bullying is: Mrs Penny Davies

The Designated link Governor for Looked after Children (Child in Care) is: Mrs Rosemary Lee

The Designated link Governor for online safety is: Mr David Warner

Important Contact Details

Children’s Services Social Care Team: Telephone: 01522 782111

Outside of office hours you can contact the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 01522 782333.